Car construction.



A. E. OSTRANDER. CAR CONSTRUCTION. APPLICATION FILED MAYH, 1915.

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ALLEN EDWARD OSTRANDER, or RIDGEWOOD, unwrnnsnr, Assmuon T0 AMERI'oAn' can AND FOUNDRY COMPANY, or ST. LOUIS, MIssoUnI, A CORPORATION or" new JERSEY.

To all whom it may concern: 1 v

Be it known that I, ALLEN E. OSTRANDER, residing at Ridgewood, Bergen county, New

Jersey, and being a citizen of the United States, have invented certain new and useful Improvements'in Car Construction, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to ,make and to use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate the preferred form of the inven-. tion, though it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the exact details of construction shown and described, as it is obvious that various modifications thereof will occur to persons sliilled in the art.

In said drawings:

Figure l'is a side elevational'view of the end portion of a box car equipped with the a present invention.

Fig. Qjis a transverse vertical sectional view taken through the side wall of the car of Fig. 1, the section being taken on line 2-2 of that figure.

Fig. 3 is a front elevational view of a fragment of a box carend' to which the inas far as vention is applied.

F'g. 4 is a sectional view, the section being taken on line {14 of Fig. 1 looking downwardly or in the direction indicated by the arrow.

Fig. 5 is a modification hereinafter explained.

Fig. 6 is a horizontal sectional view through the side wall and end wall of a car equipped with the present invention.

The object otthe-invent-ion is to providev a metallic reinforcing means for the end portion of old wood box cars which, due to modern service conditions, require rein forcement at their end portions and the invention contemplates the use of a metal end 'wall and a side wall of metal which preferablyextends from the corner post of the car to the first side post back of said corner post and which is commonly known as the bolster post; the'intention being to utilize practicable the wood members of the old car and combine with them metallic reinforcements for the end portions thereof.

While 1 have shown the end side wall as Iormed of corrugations right angularly disposed and pressed into sheets of metal concert oons'rnuo'rron.

Specification of Letters Patent. lPatemtefl Fgb, 112 191g,

' Application filed May 11, 1915. Serial No. 27,365.

the invention includes the application of other metallic wall formations, as hereinafter defined in theclaims.

Referring specifically to the arts, 7 indicates the end Wall; 8 an end sin to which the end wall is secured by rivets 9 1O indicates a metal end plate which is connected by rivets 11 with the-upper portion of the end wall which it laps, as shown in Fig. 1, and by the dotted lines of Fig. 3.

,The end wall 7 is provided with rearwardly extending flanges 12 which are con-i nected by bolts 13 with the corner posts 14, and while only one corner post is shown, it is to be understood that the car body is symmetrical, and one of said posts 14: ap-

pears at each corner of the car.

Lapping the flange 12 and corner post 14 and extending rearwardly to' and lapping -the side post 15 or bolster post, is a me- .said metallic side wall portion are formed from sheet metal 16 which is provided with horizontal corrugations, preferably at right angles to the vertical corrugations of the inner sheet and said outer sheet laps the corner post 14 at one end and said side post 15 at its opposite end. At the side post 15 said'outer sheet may be formed with the flange 21 which serves as a stop 22 and protectlon flange 23 for the wood side wall 2 1, or, if desired, said outer sheet may be con{ tinued in a straight line, as indicated at 25 in Fig. 5, and rest between one of the boards of .the wooden wall portion 24. and the side post 15, which is indicated in Fig. 5.

Referring to Fig. 2, it will be noted that the side sill 30 of the car is ofZ-shape in cross section, having a horizontal web portion 31, an outer vertical flange 32 and an inner vertical flange 83, the outer flange 32 being connected to the end of a bolster 3 1 and the inner vertical flange 33 being connected by the angle 36 with the topcover plate 37 of said bolster. Resting on the web 31 of the side sill is a wood nailing strip. 38, which extends longitudinally of the car and is supported by said Z-shaped side sill. Resting upon and secured to the wood' nailing strip 38 is a wood flooring 40 which may be secured to said nailing strip by nails, screws or any convenient means.

The metallic side wall 16 extends downwardly parallel with and laps and is secured to the side sill and preferably, though not necessarily, to the vertical flange 32 thereof, said side wall extending thencenpwardly toward the top of the car where it laps and is secured directly to the wood side plate 42 and preferably by means of the bolts 43, as shown in Figs. land 2. As will benoted in Fig. 1, there are a number of bolts 13 connectingthe side wall to the corner post and a number of bolts 17 connecting said side wall to the side post or bolster post, and likewise a number of bolts 43 connecting the upper portion of said side wall with the wood side plate 42, as wellxas a number of rivets 45 connecting the lower part of said side wall portion 16 with the side sill. A car body necessarily comprises two ends and two side walls and the present invention contemplates the use of metallic ends and composlte side walls, the outer or end portions of which are formed of metal, as for example, the portion 16, there being one of said portions 16 at each end of the side wall of the -car and intermediate the metal side 'wall portions the side wall of the car 2 1 is of wood which comprises parallel vertically extending boards, as indicated in the drawings, whichboards are secured by means of the nails or other suitable fastening means 47 with said wood side plate 4-2 and extend downwardly and preferably lap the side sill of the car, butunlike the metallic side wall plates, the wood portion of the side wall is secured by means of the nails or oth'er fastening means 48 directly to the wood nailing strip 38, so that the side wall of the car practically comprises a metallic side. sill with a wood nailing strip supported thereby and a composite side wall comprising metal portions secured to said side sill and a wood portion secured to said nailing strip and preferably the upper edge portion of said side wall, both metal and wood,is secured to the wood side plate, the rear ed e of the wall being bifurcated as shown in Figs. 4 and 5,

Secured to the inner face of the side post 15 and extending to and lapping the corner post 14 is a wood lining 50 which is spaced from both the ,metal and the wood outer walls of the car, there being also a wood outer ends of the boards comprising. said floor, after which the outer sheets 16 are placed in position and riveted to said inner sheets, being also secured to the side post and corner post, as before indicated. Thus, with the edge strip 52 at the bottom of the wall and resting on the floor, the connection of the metal wall to the said end portions of the car forms a grain tight closu e.

As best shown in Fig. 1, the end'wall, the spaced rearwardly extending flanges thereof, the edge of the side wall that is lapped by the outer of the end wall flanges and the vertical side wall corrugation adjacent the corner post cooperate, when the side and end walls are connected, to cause these Walls to lock themselves to said corner post. Thus a much stronger connection of the end and sidewalls is secured than can be had byv ster post and having a bifurcated portion receiving the latter post and means connectmg said side wall with said bolster post.

2. In combination, a bolster post, a corner post, a reinforced metallic car end connected with two sides'of said corner post, a metallic slde wall portion lapping said end, a bolster post partially inclosed by said side wall and means connecting the side and end through said corner post.

3. In combination, a metallic end sill and side sill, a wood floor nailing strip resting on said side sill, a metallic bolster extending under-said side sill and connected thereto, a floor restingon said wood nailing strip and a side wall of wo0d.and metal portions connected respectively to said nailing strip and said side sill.

4. In combination, a flanged side sill, a floor nailing stripthereon, a floor resting above said strip, and a closely connected plural plate metallic sidewall, one plate of which laps said side sill and one plate of which rests on said floor.

5. In combination, a box car having wood side posts and corner posts, a flanged metallic side sill, a floor nailing strip resting on said side sill, a floor secured on said nailing corner post, a metallic side Wall formed with angularly disposed corrugations and terminating 1n flattened edge port ons lapping and being secured to said wood side post and corner post and to said side sill and a Wood lining spaced from said end wall and side wall and secured to said posts.

vstrip, a metallic end wall lapping said '6. In a box car, a metallic end sill and side sill, a wood floor nailingstrip on saidside sill, a floor supported above said nailing strip, a wood corner post, a metallic end lapping and secured to said end sill and corner post, a wood side post, a Wood lining extending from the corner post past the side post over said floor and a reinforced metallic side wall lapping the corner post, and side sill and clamping said side post.

7. In combination, a metallic side sill, wood corner and side posts, a lining se-, cured to inner faces of said posts and a reinforced side wall of metal formed with angularly disposed corrugations and flattened edge portions, some of said edge portions lapping said corner post and side post and said side sill.

8, In a railway car, the combination of a Z-shaped-side sill, a plural part sheetmetal side Wall connected directly to one ofthe flanges of said sill, a Wood floor-nailingstrip resting on the web of said sill, a floor resting on said nailing-strip and a Wood lin- 111g vertically above said floor.

9. In-a railway car, the combination of a flanged metallic side sill having a vertical flange, a sheet metal side sheathing lapping and being secured to said vertical flange, a floor extending over said side sill, wood posts secured to the said side sheathing and an inner lining secured to the inner faces of said wood'posts-and extending vertically above said .fioor.

10. In a'-railway car, the combination of a metallic side sill having a vertical flange, a sheet metal side sheathing lapping and being secured to said vertical flange, -a floor extending over said side sill, wood posts secured to the said side sheathing and an inner lining secured to the inner faces of.

said wood posts and extending vertically above but being spaced from said floor.

11. In a railway car, wood corner and side posts, a metallic end wall and metallic side wall comprising parallel closely connected plates connected together at said corner post,

a metal side sill lapping and being connected with said side wall, a wood nailing strip on said side sill, a floor secured to said nailing strip within the zone of said metallic side wall, and a wood side wall connected to said nailing strip intermediat the bolster posts.

12. In a railway car, a metallic side sill, a

wood nailing strip supported thereby and a composite side wall'comprising a metal portion secured to said side sill and a wood portion secured to said nailing strip.

13. In a railway car, a metallic sidesill having a vertical face, a nailing strip-supported by and extending longitudinally of said sill, a side wall having metallic end portions lapping and being secured to said sill, flooring secured to said nailing strip within the zone of said metallic side wall floor and a wood side Wall 'diate the metallic side wall portions 14:. In a car, corner posts, side posts, an end sill, a side sill, a longitudinal nailing strip on said side sill, a metallic end lapping said end sill, a sheet metal side wall extending from said corner post to and lapping one of said side posts and being connected. directly to said side sill and a wooden wall portion connected directly to said nailing strip. 1

15. In combination, a bolster post, a corner post, a metallic car end connected with said corner post, a metallic side wall portion lapping said corner post and said bolster post, a side sill connected directly to said side wall, a longitudinal nailing strip supported by said side sill and a wood side Wall portion connectedtosaid nailing strip.

16. In combination, a metallic end sill and side sill, a Wood floor nailing strip resting on-said side sill, a bolster connected with said side sill, a floor resting on said wood nailing strip, a metallic sidewall portion connected directly to said. side sill, and a portion connected to said wood nailing strip 17. In combination, a flanged side sill havinga horizontal web, a floor nailin strip on said Web, a floor resting on saic strip, a plate metal side wall connected to a flange of said side sill, and a Wooden wall portion connected with said nailing strip.

18. In combination, a Wood corner post and side post, a metallicside sill, a metallic side wall portion connected to said side sill,

said corner post and said side post; a wood nailing strip extending longitudinally of said side sill and a wood floor and wood side wall portion connected to said nailing strip.

19. In combination, wood side posts and corner posts,'a flanged metallic'side sill, a floor nailing strip resting on said side sill, a floor secured on said nailing strip, a metallic end wall lapping said corner post, a metallic side wall end portion lapping and being secured to said wood side post, to said corner post and to said side sill and a wooden side wall portion, secured directly to said nailing strip.

20. In a box car, a metallic end sill and side sill, a wood side plate, a Wood floor nailing strip on said side sill, a floor supported above said nailing strip, a wood corner post, a metallic end. lapping and se cured directly to said end sill and said corner post, a wood side post, a reinforced metallic side wall portion lapping and being secured directly to said side plate, the corner post, side post and side sill, and extend ing inwardly of the car in alinement with and between the side sill and side plate.

21.1n combination, a flanged side sill, wood corner and side posts and side plate,

portions and a wood portion of said side posts and a reinforced side wall of metal lapping said corner post and side post and being secured directly to the flange of said side sill.

22. In a railway car, the combination-of a wood side plate, a Z-shaped metallic side sill, a sheet metal side Wall portion connected with one of the flangesof said sill, a wood floor-nailing-strip resting on the Web of said sill, a floor resting on said nailing-strip and a wood side wall portion connected with said'side plate and floor nailing strip.

23. In a box car, a bolster, a Z-shaped sill having horizontal web and vertical flanges, a metallic side wall secured directly to one of said flanges and extending vertically above said web.

24;. In a box car, a bolster, a Z-shaped side sill having horizontal web and vertical flanges, a metallic side wall secured directly v to one of said vertical flanges, a wood nailing strip interposed between said wall and another vertical flange, and a floor secured to said nailing strip.

-25. In a box car, in combination, bolsters, a side sill, a floor nailing strip supported thereby. a floor secured to said nailing. strip, a bolster post, a door post, an exterior wood sheathing lapping the door post and bolster post, a corner post and a reinforced metallic sheathing lapping and being secured to said side sill, bolster post and cor-' ner post. s

26. In a railway car, a sidewall formed with an'intermediate outer wood sheathing portion and opposite end portions of corrugated metallic sheathing in alinement therewith, in combination with corner posts lapped by-said metallic sheathing and end walls lapping said corner posts and vertical edge portions of said metallic sheathing.

27. In a railway car, a composite side wall I rectly secured, and means supported by said side sill to which said woodportions are secured. I

In ,witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two witnesses.

' ALLEN EDWARD OSTRANDER. Witnesses:

JO N A. GALLAGHER, L. V. Joyon. 

